Bazel to reorganise cement business
LLC Bazel (Basic Element) Russia has reorganised its cement business in a separate division and will develop it as independent line of business, managing director of Bazel for c...
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South Africa plans massive rise in construction
South Africa will spend about 27 billion rand (US$3.96bn) in construction over five years in a bid to help hasten economic growth in Africa’s biggest economy, Public Enter...
Cement producer pays compensation to foreign customers, Turkey
Due to a boom in the construction sector, Nuh Çimento prefers to sell cement to domestic customers, thus reducing its exports and having to compensate international customers as...
US$290m cement plant on way, Saudi Arabia
Gazan Agricultural Development said it plans to build a SR1.1bn ($293m) cement plant, the latest in a series of such projects amid a surge in demand in Saudi Arabia. Shares in t...
Cement prices up Rs 3 a bag, projects’ costs to rise, India
Within a month of the government demanding an explanation from the country’s cement manufacturers for exorbitant rise in prices, cement rates have been hiked again, making...
China’s CAMC to build cement production line in Kyrgyzstan
China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd has concluded a deal to construct a cement production line in Kyrgystan, the official Shanghai Securities News reported.
13.3Mt of cement consumed, Vietnam
The country consumed 13.3Mt of cement in the first five months of the year, a YoY increase of 15 per cent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Italcementi starts feasibility study for new plant, Saudi Arabia
Italcementi SpA said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with its Saudi Arabian partner Arabian Cement Company to start a feasibility study for a new cement plant near t...
Holcim keen on stake in Mysore Cement, India
Industry sources say that after a controlling stake in ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cement Eastern Ltd and buying around 15 per cent in Gujarat Ambuja, Holcim is now keen on acquiring a s...
Tongyang Major sells stake in subsidiary
Tongyang Major Corp., a flagship company of the long-established cement manufacturer Tongyang Group, said Monday it has sold a stake in its subsidiary to a US-based investment f...
Sinoma, Arabina Yemen Co sign US$154m cement deal
Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd has signed a US$154m deal with Arabian Yemen Co Ltd to build a cement plant in Yemen’s Mukalla region. According to a statement ...
China’s CAMC to build cement production line in Kyrgyzstan
China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd has concluded a deal to construct a cement production line in Kyrgystan, the official Shanghai Securities News reported. The plant is expected to h...
Tongyang Major sells stake in subsidiary
Tongyang Major Corp., a flagship company of the long-established cement manufacturer Tongyang Group, said Monday it has sold a stake in its subsidiary to a US-based investment f...
Indonesia’s cement consumption declining
Indonesia’s cement consumption is forecast to continue to be on the decline until the end of the first half of this year with purchasing power of the people still weak. Ch...
Udaypur cement factory padlocked
Workers of the Udaypur Cement Factory on Thursday padlocked the office of the factory demanding a permanent status. The labourers said they will shut down the company until thei...
Cement majors ignore official warnings
Cement prices are likely to go up by Rs 3-Rs 5 from Saturday onwards in Mumbai, India, according to reliable sources. The move comes a month after cement manufacturers assured ...
Cement demand increases in Pakistan
The growth demand for cement within the country registered 13 percent increase during the first eleven months of the prevailing fiscal (July – May 2006) which comes to the total...
Saudi firm plans $293m cement plant
Gazan Agricultural Development said yesterday it plans to build a 1.1bn riyals ($293m) cement plant, the latest in a series of such projects amid a surge in demand in Saudi Arab...
Exports to Kazakhstan will increase
Sverdlovskaya Cement, Yekateringberg, will start two new production lines of cement. They will be in Sukhoi Log town, said Wolfgang Bauer, director of the German concern Dyckerh...
Tangshan Jidong Cement sees H1 net profit up
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd said that it expects net profit for the first half to rise over 50 per cent year-on-year, on higher sales and cost cutting. The company’s net...
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